English Explanatory Dictionary

sell ice to Eskimos

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To persuade people to go against their best interests or to accept something unnecessary or preposterous.

Word forms

sell ice to Eskimos sells ice to Eskimos selling ice to Eskimos sold ice to Eskimos

Synonyms

sell freezers to Eskimos sell salt to a slug sell snow to Eskimos

Related words

charm the birds from the trees coals to Newcastle
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